Economics Of The European Union (EC-0063)

Spring 2024 · EC 0063 · Tufts University · 3 credits · Undergraduate

Introductory examination of the development and functioning of the European Union through economic models. Discussed are European economic integration, customs union, and the single market; free movement of labor and capital; monetary unification; the European Central Bank versus the US Federal Reserve System; monetary versus fiscal policy; regional policy; and social policy. Also examined are external trade policies and economic benefits and costs of joining the union for small versus large countries, the euro as an international currency, the impact of the EU on the developing world and on international income disparities, and the EU's role relative to other regional trading blocks in the world economy. Prerequisites: Economics 5 or Economics 8.

Course codes: EC-0063, EC 0063, EC0063, EC-63, EC 63, EC63

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